NEWS: Land Rover Celebrates 300,000-Unit Milestone for Freelander 2

Land Rover’s Halewood Operations has reached a major milestone this week. The plant has built the 300,000th Freelander 2 since production began in October 2006. The Freelander 2 also serves as the base for the Range Rover Evoque.

Land Rover sold approximately 52,000 LR2 SUVs globally last year, making it the brand's most popular model according to Halewood Operations Director Richard Else. In the U.S., Land Rover sold 38,099 SUVs in 2011, up 20 percent from 2010.

The 300,000th Freelander 2 is painted in Barolo Black and is powered by a 2.2-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder. The SUV will head to Brazil where Land Rover says the brand has a 40-percent piece of the SUV market. The U.S.-spec 2012 Land Rover LR2 carries a $36,550 MSRP. LR2s are powered by a 230-hp 3.2-liter I-6 and use a six-speed automatic transmission.

General Motors has today announced that for the second time in its history, it has reached the 2 million vehicles sold in a calendar year milestone in China today, beating its previous record by two weeks and four days.

Nissan’s Juke crossover already has a turbocharged, direct-injected engine and is available with a manual transmission, but for people with even sportier tastes, it looks like Nissan has a concept car for you: the Nismo Juke.

November 29, 2011

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